There is a lot of running in football so a much greater incidence of lower limb injury. The most common football injury is the ankle sprain, not necessarily oin a tackle, but a high incidence happen during foul play. Commonly seen is a groin injury, due to over-stretching such as the adductor strain , or footballer’s groin which can be overuse, may involve a hernia. Also hamstring strains are common, possibly due to over-stretching or fatigue and knee injuries such as acl and meniscal injuries and collateral ligament sprains.
